The Pakistan's Poverty Reduction Strategy and the Draft Medium Term Development Framework recognize that the most … these objectives can be made operational by examining the characteristics of the labour market in Pakistan. The first part … played a vital if not a decisive role in influencing poverty levels in Pakistan. The second part of the paper reviews the …

agricultural production, livelihood through remittances and also the empowerment of women left behind at place of origin. It was … increasing agricultural production. Level of women employment has increased on migrant households, particularly on poor … households; however, work load of women has also increased. It has been observed that role of women of migrant households changed …

different efforts have been made in recent years to develop comprehensive frameworks delineating the various dimensions of women …

The process of development in the developing countries had, by and large, marginalised women and deprived them of the …’. The last century was however marked by a remarkable though gradual shift in the way women were perceived within the … policy approaches was informed by changing perceptions about women and their relationship with development. A significant …

The concept of women empowerment was the outcome of several important critiques and debates generated by the women … to make any significant dent in the status of women. The failure was ascribed to the adaptation and the application of … institutions (such as the World Bank and the UN) unfortunately is that economic empowerment automatically converts to women …

Pakistan. Empirical results reveal that consciousness of women about their rights, economic empowerment of women and women …Women empowerment has attracted the attention of researchers as an active area of research since 1980s. It can be … investigate how consciousness /sensitization of women about their rights, economic empowerment of women and women’s overall …

agricultural production, livelihood through remittances and also the empowerment of women left behind at place of origin. It was … increasing agricultural production. Level of women employment has increased on migrant households, particularly on poor … households; however, work load of women has also increased. It has been observed that role of women of migrant households changed …

The present paper is an attempt to analyze the status of women and their empowerment in terms of various indicators … obtained from various sources. The study reveals that development process in the state is not gender neutral; women enjoy quite … inferior status as compared to the average women in India. Percentage of women in the government services and their political …

The present paper is an attempt to analyze the status of women empowerment in India using various indicators like women … study reveals that women of India are relatively disempowered and they enjoy somewhat lower status than that of men in spite … decision making power and freedom of movement of women vary considerably with their age, education and employment status. It is …